| Population | 28,571,770 (July 2017 est.) note: immigrants make up 37% of the total population, according to UN data (2017) |
| Age structure | 0-14 years: 26.1% (male 3,825,242/female 3,631,967) 15-24 years: 18.57% (male 2,842,818/female 2,462,061) 25-54 years: 46.86% (male 7,559,248/female 5,829,656) 55-64 years: 5.03% (male 783,673/female 653,404) 65 years and over: 3.44% (male 498,830/female 484,871) (2017 est.) |
| Dependency ratios | total dependency ratio: 40.9 youth dependency ratio: 36.6 elderly dependency ratio: 4.3 potential support ratio: 23.2 (2015 est.) |
| Median age | total: 27.5 years male: 28.2 years female: 26.7 years (2017 est.) |
| Population growth rate | 1.45% (2017 est.) |
| Birth rate | 18.3 births/1,000 population (2017 est.) |
| Death rate | 3.4 deaths/1,000 population (2017 est.) |
| Net migration rate | -0.5 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2017 est.) |
| Urbanization | urban population: 83.5% of total population (2017) rate of urbanization: 1.81% annual rate of change (2015-20 est.) |
| Major cities - population | RIYADH (capital) 6.195 million; Jeddah 4.076 million; Mecca 1.771 million; Medina 1.28 million; Ad Dammam 1.064 million (2015) |
| Sex ratio | at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female 0-14 years: 1.05 male(s)/female 15-24 years: 1.15 male(s)/female 25-54 years: 1.31 male(s)/female 55-64 years: 1.21 male(s)/female 65 years and over: 1.05 male(s)/female total population: 1.19 male(s)/female (2016 est.) |
| Infant mortality rate | total: 13.2 deaths/1,000 live births male: 15.1 deaths/1,000 live births female: 11.2 deaths/1,000 live births (2017 est.) |
| Life expectancy at birth | total population: 75.5 years male: 73.4 years female: 77.7 years (2017 est.) |
| Total fertility rate | 2.09 children born/woman (2017 est.) |
| Contraceptive prevalence rate | 24.6% (2016) |
| HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate | <.1% (2016 est.) |
| HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS | 8,200 (2016 est.) |
| HIV/AIDS - deaths | <500 (2016 est.) |
| Drinking water source | improved: urban: 97% of population rural: 97% of population total: 97% of population unimproved: urban: 3% of population rural: 3% of population total: 3% of population (2015 est.) |
| Sanitation facility access | improved: urban: 100% of population rural: 100% of population total: 100% of population unimproved: urban: 0% of population rural: 0% of population total: 0% of population (2015 est.) |
| Nationality | noun: Saudi(s) adjective: Saudi or Saudi Arabian |
| Ethnic groups | Arab 90%, Afro-Asian 10% |
| Religions | Muslim (official; citizens are 85-90% Sunni and 10-15% Shia), other (includes Eastern Orthodox, Protestant, Roman Catholic, Jewish, Hindu, Buddhist, and Sikh) (2012 est.) note: despite having a large expatriate community of various faiths (more than 30% of the population), most forms of public religious expression inconsistent with the government-sanctioned interpretation of Sunni Islam are restricted; non-Muslims are not allowed to have Saudi citizenship and non-Muslim places of worship are not permitted (2013) |
| Languages | Arabic (official) |
| Literacy | definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 94.7% male: 97% female: 91.1% (2015 est.) |
| School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education) | total: 16 years male: 17 years female: 15 years (2014) |
| Education expenditures | 5.1% of GDP (2008) |
| Maternal mortality rate | 12 deaths/100,000 live births (2015 est.) |
| Health expenditures | 4.7% of GDP (2014) |
| Physicians density | 2.57 physicians/1,000 population (2014) |
| Hospital bed density | 2.1 beds/1,000 population (2012) |
| Obesity - adult prevalence rate | 35.4% (2016) |
Source: CIA World Factbook
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